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A town of 3,857.
Sherburne is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, 600th of 745 graded towns in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is cost of living: a typical home costs about $149K, 2.4 years of the county’s $63K median household income. Its lowest everyday mark is in schools: its public schools trail 65% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 99% of U.S. towns, with 4 places on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 116 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. 14% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Sherburne, below both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 43 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on history.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Sherburne is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,590 in 1820, 4,048 in 2010. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and a map from 1943 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Sherburne, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Sherburne.
Sherburne is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding) and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Its public schools are run by the Sherburne-Earlville Central School District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Sherburne-Earlville Senior High School, with 382 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne-Earlville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 589 | C− |
| Sherburne-Earlville Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 382 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 94% of New York towns, with expected losses of about $374 per resident a year; that rating is what its C− for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Sherburne is 75 of 100. Since 1996, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Sherburne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sherburne has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Sherburne’s July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here fell from 1,630 in 2013 to 1,294. The average commute for its 1,628 working residents takes 22.2 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Sherburne for work: only 19% work in town. Since 2013, Sherburne has lost 336 jobs, to 1,294 in 2023. The top destinations are Norwich (10%), Norwich (8%) and Hamilton (7%).
| Sherburne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 13% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4.5 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. Rogers Environmental Education Center, at 566 acres with 1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Sherburne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.8% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rogers Environmental Education Center | 1 mi | 566 |
| 2. Skinner Hill State Forest | 0.2 mi | 442 |
| 3. Pine Ridge State Forest | — | 272 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 9,609 U.S. towns with household incomes like Sherburne’s, it is healthier than 62%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Sherburne beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 15% of Sherburne adults report frequent physical distress.
| Sherburne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Sherburne | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.9% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sherburne
About 2 of every 100 Sherburne residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
4 places in Sherburne on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 notable people were born in Sherburne.
Town in New York, United States
Sherburne is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 4,048 at the 2010 census. The town contains two villages, Sherburne and Earlville. The town is at the northern border of Chenango County.
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5 towns share a border with Sherburne.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne | #600 | C− | B− | — | C+ | C+ |
| Hamilton | – | C+ | C− | — | B− | B+ |
| North Norwich | — | — | B+ | — | C | C+ |
| Columbus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smyrna | — | — | A | — | C+ | B− |
| New Berlin | — | — | A− | A+ | D− | C+ |
North Norwich, Smyrna and New Berlin have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Sherburne, Hamilton, North Norwich and Smyrna report no FBI crime data of their own. Columbus isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Sherburne with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Sherburne grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #600 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
10 notable people were born here, including Hubert Anson Newton and William Pitt Lynde.
